Show fc Doug McKay l Passes 9 Away A ray In California Calif ornia Douglass C. C McKay formerly well known in Park City where he was employed by the Judge and Three Kings mines minea passed away at Belmont Delmont Califor Califor- California nia on Saturday May He Ie Is sur sur- survived survived survived by his wife Harriet Mills McKay McKay- and his son Bob ob and daughter Mary After leaving Park City he lived for some years In Reno Nevada where he had charge of the Silverado sliver silver mine in Mono county on the California state line Later he went to the Philippine Islands where he operated gold and manganese mines in Luzon and Islands In 1938 he became general man man- manager manager manager j ager of the Mindanao Mother Lode Gold mines a Do very rich and profitable mine located on the northern tip of Mindanao the southern most and second largest island of the tho Philippine group When the Islands were Invaded by the Japanese he took his wife wite and daugh daugh- daughter ter and a group of other women and children far into the unexplored Interi InterI- Interior or of the Island and established a camp where they would be safe and as well welt provided for as possible under the severe conditions of war After two years of Isolation they made their tl way down downto to the coast and escaped on an Ameri Amen American American can submarine to Australia and thence to the United States After the war he returned to the Philippines and reopened the mine n ne which he had flooded to prevent Its operation by the Japs but falling failing health compelled compell d his return to this this' country for treatment in a His death canoe came suddenly after he seemed to have been making progress progress towards recovery His wife and son and daughter and his brother Cameron were with him at the time of at his demise |